The Elias Sports Blog

seriously...and so what do you think about CC?

2008-12-10T16:03:00.000-05:00

seriously...and so what do you think about CC?

I gotta take Price, a big lefty who throws 98 and ...

2008-10-29T16:23:00.000-04:00

I gotta take Price, a big lefty who throws 98 and has a devastating slider. Also, good point ab him completely crushing the minors.

Rob - this may come as a disappointment to you but, Joba was at a strip club where women dance, as opposed to your favorite venue, Chip and Dales. That being said, if he's going to have a prolific drinking career he needs to put a little less soda in his vodka and a little more vodka in his vodka.

Fuck that, go with Joba. The man tipped $100 at a ...

2008-10-29T14:19:00.000-04:00

Fuck that, go with Joba. The man tipped $100 at a strip club with a $3 cover and was pounding vodka sodas all night before being pulled over while drinking a beer.

A baseball career will end, but a drinking career lasts a lifetime.

Price is clear choice. He also knows to stay away...

2008-10-29T09:23:00.000-04:00

Price is clear choice. He also knows to stay away from the dui's.

They need Tony Luke's Italian Pork Sammiches!

2008-10-25T17:51:00.000-04:00

They need Tony Luke's Italian Pork Sammiches!

so what's the analysis after game 3?

2008-10-13T20:21:00.000-04:00

so what's the analysis after game 3?

Yeah, I'm anxious to see what the Elias Blog has t...

2008-09-11T18:40:00.000-04:00

Yeah, I'm anxious to see what the Elias Blog has to say about the Bradyless Pats. Anyone bold enough to make some predictions?

is there still a chance? and I believe it should ...

2008-08-30T22:01:00.000-04:00

is there still a chance? and I believe it should be noted that the red sox had Justin "the Destroia" Pedroia batting clean-up tonight. He went a meager 4-4 and was intentionally walked in the bottom of then 8th with the sox already winning 8-2, and Mark Kotsay on deck (who had already gone 3-4 in the game with 3 rbi). Pedroia is now leading the league in total hits, average and pure amazingness.

way to rip off my comments, lincecum should still ...

2008-08-29T10:21:00.000-04:00

way to rip off my comments, lincecum should still be 2 though

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KX5jNnDMfxA

2008-08-29T10:18:00.000-04:00

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KX5jNnDMfxA

I think you've got to give the contract to Hallada...

2008-08-25T20:20:00.000-04:00

I think you've got to give the contract to Halladay. In addition to being an absolute work horse, 39 career complete games, his K-BB ratio this year is about 5-1. The 2.6ish era doesn't hurt either.

And I'm not sure Lincecum's success with a terrible San Fran team necessarily indicates success on a better team. Clearly not a perfect comparison, but Jeff Weaver had a whole lot of expectations before bombing in the Bronx.

The thing CC has going for him over everyone else ...

2008-08-25T16:49:00.000-04:00

The thing CC has going for him over everyone else (other then Johan), is he is a lefty. It is hard to find good lefties in the game.

I think you provide a solid analysis of the tierin...

2008-08-25T16:28:00.000-04:00

I think you provide a solid analysis of the tiering; Burnett (is having his best yr ever/ possibly showing what he could do for the next several years), Beckett (postseason stud) and Sheets could all be Tier 1 guys but theyre too big of a question mark due to injuries, also Sheets tends to be very avg after the all-star break (look it up).
Any of these guys could be argued as a no 1, So, of the finalists, I take Roy Halladay first. I have liked this guy forever, he's a throwback power pitcher (Bob Gibson if he were to pitch today), and would probably win the cy young every yr if he wasnt trapped in toronto - but apparently he likes it there http://sports.yahoo.com/mlb/rumors/post/Jays-believe-Halladay-wants-to-stay-in-Toronto;_ylt=AqTp7vV.fT3VBqEClta_r6.FCLcF?urn=mlb,103017.
No 2 goes to the Freak, Tim Lincecum. He's incredible and 24 yrs old. If he can do what he's doing this yr for a terrible Giants team, he will win plenty of cy youngs. This is a bit of a risk since 2 years of exp isnt the biggest sample.
No 3. the big lefty CC. See: this yr w MIL
No 4. Webb, playing for a mediocre Ariz offense, he just wins, which is why I have him over Johan. Also he took a liner off the chest and isnt supposed to miss a start.
No. 5 Johan, his numbers are quite impressive, and his pen has blown 6 or 7 wins for him this yr, but winner's win - throw a complete game.
No 6. Zambrano, nothing against him, hes a workhorse 200+ inn every yr, he gets his W's and K's, but i'll take the other guys.

How could you pick someone other than CC for this?...

2008-08-25T16:14:00.000-04:00

How could you pick someone other than CC for this?

Adequate??? He was BETTER than Farnsworth for a LO...

2008-07-31T12:17:00.000-04:00

Adequate??? He was BETTER than Farnsworth for a LONGER period of time.

this is a great trade. Farnsworth has only been co...

2008-07-30T19:30:00.000-04:00

this is a great trade. Farnsworth has only been consistently good for one month out of his entire Yankee tenure. Pudge is a far better hitter than Molina, not to mention what would happen if Molina ever got hurt. In no way is this a bad trade unless Pudge gets hurt on the way to NY.

i'm gonna have to agree with that comment. pudge k...

2008-07-30T17:05:00.000-04:00

i'm gonna have to agree with that comment. pudge knows how to win, has experience with yound pitchers (see Marlins), and provides relief to Molina. Farnsworth was settling in, but who knows if he wouldn't have crumbled under the pressure of the playoff race.

How is getting rid of Farnsworth and getting a bat...

2008-07-30T16:49:00.000-04:00

How is getting rid of Farnsworth and getting a bat at catcher a bad trade? Farnsworth was a bum, and Pudge (depending of if we offer him arbitration) could net the Yanks 2 picks.

Again, how is this bad?

When do Hughes, Kennedy and Wang get off the DL? W...

2008-07-30T15:53:00.000-04:00

When do Hughes, Kennedy and Wang get off the DL? With even one of those guys back their rotation improves dramatically (I guess depending on which Hughes/Kennedy they get, although I would take one of them over either Rasner or Ponson at this point.